Bakuchris wrote:I got vistart running on my computer, but when I click on the button nothing happens when I run the vista explorer on Windows 10. Also the button keeps going on weird places on the start menu.

Startmenu X seems to work, I tested it, but you need to start the start menu from the system tray or from a button you can add,

Oh...never head of that one .-.

Also I just realized that we never tried running Classic Shell 3.6.8's ClassicStartMenu.exe in Windows Vista compatibility mode .__.

It's dangerous to go alone! Take this.
(No really. Take it. I've been working on it almost all day. Still WIP, needs more work than has already been put into it, doesn't really help with much beyond the cosmetic taskbar inconsistency ._. )

windows.nt.win32 wrote:Can't you just add an exclusion in the Windows Defender settings?

Apparently not...I can't even download the installer in order to do so. It isn't just blocking it, it wipes it on download completion T__T

I remember being able to disable or uninstall Windows updates including Windows defender I think in Windows 7. I'm not sure how it is in Windows 8/10 though.

Edit: Apparently gpedit.msc can allow you to do this. Home editions don't have group policy, but you can enable it too. There's also a registry file you can use to disable windows defender for Windows 10 as well.

For Windows 8, you can do it within the control panel.

For both OS's installing another antivirus can disable Windows defender too.

Splitwirez wrote:It's dangerous to go alone! Take this.
(No really. Take it. I've been working on it almost all day. Still WIP, needs more work than has already been put into it, doesn't really help with much beyond the cosmetic taskbar inconsistency ._. )

Splitwirez wrote:It's dangerous to go alone! Take this.
(No really. Take it. I've been working on it almost all day. Still WIP, needs more work than has already been put into it, doesn't really help with much beyond the cosmetic taskbar inconsistency ._. )

Anixx wrote:One can load the taskbar in themed mode and then disable themes by running w8classic or using handle utility. The taskbar will remain themed while everything elese will not.

Yeah, but the Classic Tenbar utility still doesn't work properly unless themes are enabled. When using the classic theme, it just seems to create a bar above the actual taskbar (at least that's how I've experienced it).

Anixx wrote:One can load the taskbar in themed mode and then disable themes by running w8classic or using handle utility. The taskbar will remain themed while everything elese will not.

Yeah, but the Classic Tenbar utility still doesn't work properly unless themes are enabled. When using the classic theme, it just seems to create a bar above the actual taskbar (at least that's how I've experienced it).

and then switch classic theme on for other applications. Still if the taskbar theming is on (with Classic AE or another theme), there will be no subpixel hinting of the taskbar fonts. Anyway, Classic AE is not yet available for Windows 10.

and then switch classic theme on for other applications. Still if the taskbar theming is on (with Classic AE or another theme), there will be no subpixel hinting of the taskbar fonts. Anyway, Classic AE is not yet available for Windows 10.

Styler Toolbar works on Internet Explorer on Windows 8, and likely 10 as well. Anyone have any ideas in terms of file explorer? (I think the issue may actually be the Styler configuration panel, and not file explorer itself, as Styler also provides an interface for installing unsigned Visual Styles...on Windows XP. God knows how different 8 or 10 are in that regard.)

Looks like a good blend of a modern and classic UI. It would be perfect for those who would like to use the classic theme, but still want a Windows 8-esque interface.

Splitwirez wrote:Oh, and just so you folks know, I'm planning to try to create some new icons based on the Windows 95 icon style :3

Cool, can't wait to see how that turns out.

So anyway, is there any information on porting Vista's explorer.exe to Windows 10? I'm still not sure about using an older version of explorer, but maybe it could work. At the very least, it would be a good temporary solution.

Looks like a good blend of a modern and classic UI. It would be perfect for those who would like to use the classic theme, but still want a Windows 8-esque interface.

That's kinda what I was thinking. Also why is the classic theme's maximize/restore button one pixel too far to the right? ._.

windows.nt.win32 wrote:

Splitwirez wrote:Oh, and just so you folks know, I'm planning to try to create some new icons based on the Windows 95 icon style :3

Cool, can't wait to see how that turns out.

:OD

windows.nt.win32 wrote:So anyway, is there any information on porting Vista's explorer.exe to Windows 10? I'm still not sure about using an older version of explorer, but maybe it could work. At the very least, it would be a good temporary solution.

Vista's Explorer does the taskbar perfectly fine. Tray works too. Start Menu is kill, though, as is the right-click menu (sort of?).